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Android SDK in Eclipse

Last updated 11.9.2012(updated Java library location)

Since the old version of Eclipse was not stable for programming, the CSIF has installed the latest stable version of Eclipse. However, it does not come with the Android SDK installed, so this is the documentation for setting up the Android SDK on CSIF computers.

For non-CSIF computers, this documentation assumes you already have Eclipse Helios and Java installed.

Step 1: Opening Eclipse with the required Java library via terminal

Step 2: Installing the Android ADT Plugin for Eclipse

In the main window's menu bar, go to Windows -> Preferences

If you don't
see Android on the left-hand side navigation pane, then you need to
click the Cancel button and follow these steps to install the ADT plugin. Otherwise, click the Cancel button and go onto step 3.

In the Menu bar, go to Help -> Install New Software...

Click the Add button on the top right-hand corner

Enter "ADT Plugin" for Name and the following URL in Location:

https://dl-ssl.google.com/android/eclipse/

Click OK.

In the middle box, select the checkbox for Developer Tools and click the Next button

Click the Next button again to download the list of the tools

Read and accept the license agreements before clicking the Finish button

If you get a security warning saying that the authenticity or validity of the software can't be established, just click the OK button

After the installation, you may get an error message regarding a lack of repositories for Eclipse JDT core; you may safely igonore this error

Restart Eclipse by closing it and opening it like in step 1

If during installation, there is an error about requiring "org.eclipse.wst.sse.ui", then follow these set of instructions

In the main window's menu bar, go to Help -> Install New Software...

Click the link for Available Software Sites

Select the entry named Helios in the Work with: drop-down menu.

If this is not present in the drop-down menu, then click the Add... button and enter the following URL in Location:

http://download.eclipse.org/releases/helios

In the middle box, select the checkbox forMobile and Device Development and click the Next button

Click the Next button again to download the list of the tools

Read and accept the license agreements before clicking the Finish button

After the installation, restart Eclipse by closing it and opening it like in step 1

Go back to the beginning of step 2 to install the ADT plugin

Step 3: Adding the location of the Android SDK

If you have successfully installed the ADT Plugin, then you will be prompted to download the Android SDK once you restart Eclipse. However, the CSIF already has a copy of the Android SDK, so click the Cancel button and follow the steps below

In the main window's menu bar, go to Windows -> Preferences

Highlight Android on the left-hand side navigation pane

Copy and paste the following location in the SDK Location field

/usr/local/android-sdk-linux_x86

Click the Apply button and you will see the list of different Android versions installed if successful; otherwise, check your SDK location

In the main window's menu bar, go to Windows -> Android SDK and AVD Manager

Highlight Available packages on the left-hand side navigation pane

Expand the entry for Android Repository

Select the checkbox for the desired Android version, or just select the checkbox next to Android Repository and click the Install Selected button

Step 5: Creating an Android virtual device

If you are already in the Android SDK and AVD Manager window, then highlight Virtual devices on the left-hand side navigation pane. If you are in the main window's menu bar, then go to Windows -> Android SDK and AVD Manager

Click the New button

Enter the name of the device in the Name: field; the allowable characters are alphanumerical digits (A-Z, a-z, 0-9), periods (.), underscores (_), and hyphens (-)

Select the desired Android platfrom in the Target: drop-down menu

Set the other settings if desired before clicking the Create AVD button

Hit Escape on your keyboard to exit out of the Android SDK and AVD Manager window

Now you can develop your first Android application using the CSIF computers.